Compilation of Narratives of Explorations in Alaska

Compilation of Narratives of Explorations in Alaska
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Total Pages : 992
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015008858295
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Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Compilation of Narratives of Explorations in Alaska by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs

Yukon

Yukon
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 442
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ISBN-10 : 0803297459
ISBN-13 : 9780803297456
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Yukon by : Melody Webb

Covering vast distances in time and space, Yukon: The Last Frontier begins with the early Russian fur trade on the Aleutian Islands and closes with what Melody Webb calls "the technological frontier." Colorful and impeccably researched, her history of the Yukon Basin of Canada and Alaska shows how much and how little has changed there in the last two centuries. Successive waves of traders, trappers, miners, explorers, soldiers, missionaries, settlers, steamboat pilots, road builders, and aviators have come to the Yukon, bringing economic and social changes, but the immense land "remains virtually untouched by permanent intrusions." ø

Yukon

Yukon
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 0774804416
ISBN-13 : 9780774804417
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Yukon by : Melody Webb

Covering vast distances in time and space, Yukon: The Last Frontier begins with the early Russian fur trade on the Aleutian Islands and closes with what Melody Webb calls 'the technological frontier'. Colourful and impeccably researched, her history of the Yukon Basin of Canada and Alaska shows how much and how little has changed there in the last two centuries. Successive waves of traders, trappers, miners, explorers, soldiers, missionaries, settlers, steamboat pilots, road builders, and aviators have come to the Yukon, bringing economic and social changes, but the immense land 'remains virtually untouched by permanent intrusions.'

Shem Pete's Alaska

Shem Pete's Alaska
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Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 9781602233072
ISBN-13 : 1602233071
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Shem Pete's Alaska by : James Kari

Shem Pete (1896–1989), a colorful and brilliant raconteur from Susitna Station, Alaska, left a rich legacy of knowledge about the Upper Cook Inlet Dena’ina world. Shem was one of the most versatile storytellers and historians in twentieth century Alaska, and his lifetime travel map of approximately 13,500 square miles is one of the largest ever documented with this degree of detail anywhere in the world. The first two editions of Shem Pete’s Alaska contributed much to Dena’ina cultural identity and public appreciation of the Dena’ina place names network in Upper Cook Inlet. This new edition adds nearly thirty new place names to its already extensive source material from Shem Pete and more than fifty other contributors, along with many revisions and new annotations. The authors provide synopses of Dena’ina language and culture and summaries of Dena’ina geographic knowledge, and they also discuss their methodology for place name research. Exhaustively refined over more than three decades, Shem Pete’s Alaska will remain the essential reference work on the landscape of the Dena’ina people of Upper Cook Inlet. As a book of ethnogeography, Native language materials, and linguistic scholarship, the extent of its range and influence is unlikely to be surpassed.

A History of Alaskan Athapaskans

A History of Alaskan Athapaskans
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Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105037590457
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Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Alaskan Athapaskans by : William E. Simeone

"A history of Alaskan Athapaskans is a work which fills a gap in information about Athapaskans in Alaska, their culture, and their history. The book is divided into two parts: a description of Athapaskan culture as it was about the early to middle nineteenth century, and a historical narrative. This is a fascinating and informative book, useful for both scholar and lay person"--Back cover.

In Pursuit of Alaska

In Pursuit of Alaska
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780295804729
ISBN-13 : 0295804726
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis In Pursuit of Alaska by : Jean Morgan Meaux

This collection of Alaskan adventures begins with a newspaper article written by John Muir during his first visit to Alaska in 1879, when the sole U.S. government representative in all the territory's 586,412 square miles was a lone customs official in Sitka. It closes with accounts of the gold rush and the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Jean Meaux has gathered a superb collection of articles and stories that captivated American readers when they were first published and that will continue to entertain us today. The authors range from Charles Hallock (the founder of Forest and Stream, a precursor of Field and Stream) to New York society woman Mary Hitchcock, who traveled with china, silver, and a 2,800 square foot tent. After explorer Henry Allen wore out his boots, he marched barefoot as he continued mapping the Tanana River, and Episcopal Archdeacon Hudson Stuck mushed by dog sled in Arctic winters across a territory encompassing 250,000 miles of the northern interior. Although the United States acquired Alaska in 1867, it took more than a decade for American writers and explorers to focus attention on a territory so removed from their ordinary lives. These writers-adventurers, tourists, and gold seekers-would help define the nation's perception of Alaska and would contribute to an image of the state that persists today. This collection unearths early writings that offer a broad view of American encounters with Alaska accompanied by Meaux's lively and concise introductions. The present-day adventurer will find much to inspire exploration, while students of the American West can gain new access to this valuable trove of pre-Gold Rush Alaska archives. For more information go to: http://www.inpursuitofalaska.com

Year Book for ...

Year Book for ...
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Total Pages : 1682
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000048833200
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Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Year Book for ... by : Illinois State Geological Survey

Bulletin

Bulletin
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Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951000862019Q
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Rating : 4/5 (9Q Downloads)

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